A&C sidepipes

[NMattison]

Hi all i hope everyone had a great new year. i am trying to do a little winter maint. and i was wondering on my sidepipes&headers whats the best way to seal those puppies. some of them sealand some of them are leaking exhaust by. so any suggestions would be great thanks Neil. also i going with a roller cam and aluminum heads. more POWER hehe

[Roscoe]

I broke the welds holding the 4 pipes together. I cut slits in each pipe, swedged in the inserts that came with the pipes and used these clamps



http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P.../p-920/c-10101

STAINLESS STEEL BAND CLAMPS
Look better and outperform conventional muffler and exhaust clamps
304-stainless steel withstands high heat and resists rust, corrosion to look better longer
Creates a 360° leakproof seal
Securely hold exhaust pipes without crushing them—no restriction of smooth exhaust flow. Constructed for all exhaust systems. 3" wide band clamp completely covers exhaust pipe joints. Hardware is pre-attached for easy installation. Grade 8 bolts included for a vibration-resistant joint. Choice of 4 pipe sizes.



Roscoe

[NMattison]

thanks roscoe, when you cut slits in the pipes were they in the header pipes, or the side pipes? i did have some trouble putting the short adapter pieces on the header pipes. well thanks for the info Neil

[Roscoe]

I believe I cut slits in the sidepipes. I put the adapters in the header and, using a cheap little swedging tool, expanded the adapter while inside the header slightly. This caused them to stick tight inside the header.

Roscoe

[TonyMadrid]

Neil,

Quite some time ago I posted pics of how I fastened my sidepipes to the headers. The title of the post is sidepipes to headers.

I'll try to post a link to the earlier post. If it doesn't come through do a search for the title of the post.

sidepipes to headers